Since its announcement shut to a few years in the past,Β Star Wars EclipseΒ has been all however fully MIA, and with experiences portray an image of a troubled improvement cycle behind-the-scenes (to say the least), the sport has attracted loads of skeptics. Now, thereβs been one other associated improvement, and it may not essentially be one which units too many individuals at east.
Star Wars EclipseβsΒ lead author, Adam Williams, is leaving Quantic Dream. Noticed by The Gamer, Williams introduced the brand new on his LinkedIn web page, the place he additionally confirmed that heβs founding a wholly new studio βwith a gaggle of very gifted designers and buildersβ that weβll be listening to extra about βquicklyβ.
βAfter nearly 10 years at Quantic Dream, I’m leaving to discovered a brand new studio β along with a gaggle of very gifted designers and builders,β Williams wrote. βWe willβt say an excessive amount of simply but. We’re engaged on one thing very progressive, very particular and, for now, very secret. Extra on that quickly.
βIβve already been in contact with lots of you guys at Quantic Dream and Lucasfilm, to thanks for the whole lot on Detroit and Eclipse. Itβs been an awesome journey.
βAn enormous thanks to the group, for taking this leap with us β and to the traders, for being the best companions on the following journey. Extra on that, additionally, quickly.β
Williams was at Quantic Dream for practically a decade. Becoming a member of in 2015, he labored because the lead author on Detroit: Turn out to be Human,Β the identical function that he was serving onΒ Star Wars Eclipse.
Williamsβ departure doesnβt essentially give a lot away about how the sportβs improvement goes β folks change jobs on a regular basis, particularly within the video games business β but when previous experiences are to be believed, the sport hasnβt been in the perfect of form.
Shortly after it was introduced in December 2021, it was reported that the sport had been in improvement for roughly a 12 months and a half on the time, however was nonetheless not in a playable state. Later experiences claimed that it may not launch till 2027 or 2028. Quantic Dreamβs VP of Advertising and marketing Lisa Pendse offered a short replace on the challenge final September, stating that although it wasnβt able to be proven off, it was βsimmeringβ behind-the-scenes.
